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Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users. These bets were made e…

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Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users. These bets were made e…

NEW YORK (AP) A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds …

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